Reading order · Kids & middle grade

Dog Man Reading Order

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey has 14 main books (2016–2025). Start with Dog Man (2016) and read the numbered books in order.

By Dav Pilkey

Dog Man books in order

Your reading speed

  1. #1

    Dog Man

    2016 · 240 pages

    4 h 12 min
  2. #2

    Dog Man Unleashed

    2016 · 224 pages

    3 h 55 min
  3. #3

    A Tale of Two Kitties

    2017 · 256 pages

    4 h 29 min
  4. Track your Dog Man reading in Bookwisp — it shows the next book you’re missing.
  5. #4

    Dog Man and Cat Kid

    2017 · 256 pages

    4 h 29 min
  6. #5

    Lord of the Fleas

    2018 · 256 pages

    4 h 29 min
  7. #6

    Brawl of the Wild

    2018 · 224 pages

    3 h 55 min
  8. #7

    For Whom the Ball Rolls

    2019 · 240 pages

    4 h 12 min
  9. #8

    Fetch-22

    2019 · 240 pages

    4 h 12 min
  10. #9

    Grime and Punishment

    2020 · 240 pages

    4 h 12 min
  11. #10

    Mothering Heights

    2021 · 224 pages

    3 h 55 min
  12. 4 h 12 min
  13. #12

    The Scarlet Shedder

    2024 · 227 pages

    3 h 58 min
  14. #13

    Big Jim Begins

    2025 · 224 pages

    3 h 55 min
  15. #14

    Big Jim Believes

    2025 · 224 pages

    3 h 55 min

Main books together: 3,315 pages, about 58 h at 238 words per minute.

Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

Reading a series?

Bookwisp lines your series up and shows the next book you’re missing.

Add the books you own or have read and they sort themselves by number. Your Goodreads shelves come over for free, series numbers included.

A book page in Bookwisp with progress and reading sessions

Dog Man: common questions

How many books are in the Dog Man series?
There are 14 main books in Dog Man. The most recent main book listed here is Big Jim Believes (2025).
What order should I read Dog Man in?
Read Dog Man in its numbered order: Dog Man, Dog Man Unleashed, A Tale of Two Kitties, Dog Man and Cat Kid, and so on.
What is the first Dog Man book?
The first book is Dog Man by Dav Pilkey, published in 2016.
How long does it take to read the whole Dog Man series?
The 14 main books add up to about 3,315 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 58 hours of reading, or about 116 days at 30 minutes a day.

Other kids & middle grade series